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2008-09 Midseason
Game Show in My Head
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Starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park
The 20-episode third season of the acclaimed series picks up where season two unexpectedly ended: pitting humans against Cylons on the planet of New Caprica.
| GENRE(S): | Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| FIRST AIR DATE: | October 6, 2006 |
The 10/6 season premiere airs for two hours.
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The average user rating for this tv show is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 144 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Muldfeld gave it a10:
The most politically insightful show in the history of US pop culture, and the most dramatically realistic show on TV today. It's also a lot of fun.
G gave it a9:
First episode I saw was 2x07 (Home, Part 2). No background information and seeing people in uniforms walking in a forest made me turn it off and forget about it (first impression: a total waste of time). Much later I had a chance to see it from the beginning and really got addicted. As everything in life, it has it´s ups and downs, but overall it is much more than just okay. My opinion is based on how far I got till now (Season 3 Ep. 2). Hope it stays this way. And hey, no jokes about Germans. I like that.
Lucas D. gave it a9:
This is one of the best shows out there. The plot is fantastic, incorporating such sc-fi classics as sentient machines, the definition of intelligence and Lovecraftian ancient astronauts. The special effects are excellent on the whole, but whatever company does it needs work on it's smoke effects.
Steven B. gave it a10:
It is the most awesome show on television. Why is it going away?
Matt A. gave it a4:
More with MonoApe on this one than the critics and most of the users. All of MonoApe's points are valid and even the most devoted can't deny the cheesiness factor here. Yes, a cut above other TV sci-fi dramas, but that isn't saying much.
[Anonymous] gave it a3:
Tedious, ponderous, and way too self important. The original BSG was definitely a joke, but I would still rather watch it compared to this. I just have a great deal of difficulty dutifully accepting all this nonsense about the humanoid cylons as i feel the show's producers would like me to. It is, quite simply, a plot device that is way too convoluted (I've read Kafka novels that make more sense!). I appreciate that the notion of 'sleeper cells' mirrors our own society's current events nicely, but i feel that the ambiguous, to say the least, nature of the cylons - are they or aren't they? do they know themselves? can they choose to disobey their programming? - effectively ends any similarities with the terrorism we deal with in the real world. I see this less as a clever allegory and more as a rather pathetically manipulative ploy by the shows producers to string the audience along for 'just one more episode, 'when all questions will be answered'. don't bet on it. Also, if Cylons look like humans, act like humans, may or may not BE humans, then aren't they really just humans? Just because the show's producers tell you they are cylons is no reason for you to believe it. Give me the old scanning, red eye and the "By your command" any day over this manipulative drivel.
Thomas K. gave it a10:
I find this show wonderfully unique and truthful (the social aspect).
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